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Duke Ends Merit Scholarship for Students of African Descent

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Duke University is discontinuing its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a program for top applicants of African descent. The merit scholarship, established in 1979, is named after the first African American President of the Associated Students of Duke University. Supreme Court ruling on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.

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Welcome Tricia Serio, our next UW Provost and Executive VP

UW Presidential Blog

It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Tricia Serio has accepted the role of Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Washington. As Provost at UMass Amherst, she launched and led initiatives to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for faculty, staff and students.

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Launching the national search for the next UW provost

UW Presidential Blog

For more than four years, Mark Richards has served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs with distinction. As I shared at the time of his announcement that he would step down at the end of his term, our entire University owes Mark a debt of gratitude for his excellent work and impact as provost.

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Dr. Ellen M. Granberg, George Washington University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Granberg commits herself to building on the institution’s legacy in education, research, and scholarship as well as its notable patient care and service. She led, too, as the senior associate provost and associate provost for faculty affairs at Clemson University.

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Vanderbilt University Expands Popular Financial Aid Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Daniel Diermeier, the university's chancellor, announced the university’s commitment to offering full-tuition scholarships to admitted students of families whose annual income is $150,000 or less. “We Christiansen, vice provost for university enrollment affairs and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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AIRC announces 2023 Sir Cyril Taylor recipients

The PIE News

The American International Recruitment Council has announced the 2023 recipients of the Sir Cyril Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Study in the US. Nine US HEIs will receive up to $10,000 to award scholarships to disadvantaged or underrepresented students from the UK to enrol at their institution during the 2023/24 academic year.

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How one university is opening the door for cash-strapped students

University Business

Walden University is offering an innovative new program for working adults who want another go at earning an accredited college degree: the Believe and Achieve Scholarship. Most of their course-based programs will be eligible for the scholarship while some programs may provide less or more.